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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, center, listened as Mayor Adrian M. Fenty of Washington, left, testified before the House Education and Labor Committee. The New York City schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, was at right. (Photo: Susan Walsh/Associated Press)

WASHINGTON — For a man who the world now knows is worth at least $16.2 billion — billions more than was previously estimated — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg did nothing out of the ordinary, at least publicly, on Thursday. Wearing his fairly standard dark suit, dress shirt and red tie, he testified about urban education before members of Congress who have far fewer assets. Then he held forth as reporters peppered him with questions, suggesting that he had lived the “great American dream.” Read more…

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